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Residents can sign up to receive Nixle text messages by sending a text from their phone.

Texting Rossmoor to 333111 will opt-in their cell number to receive Nixle messages sent to Rossmoor residents.

The Nixle community mass notification system is how the RWC Board and staff keep residents up to date on important information.

Residents must opt-in to Rossmoor Nixle and register a mobile or home phone or email address or any combination of the three, to receive messages via their selected method. For residents who use a cell phone, RWC recommends only registering the cell phone for text messaging as phone calls and texts come in at the same time. Additionally, text messaging will include a hyperlink that takes subscribers to a detailed message. Finally, RWC recommends registering an email, as non-urgent community information will be sent via only email.

In addition to the texting

method detailed above, residents can register using one of the following three options: 1) online using the Nixle link at the bottom of the homepage at www.MyRossmoor.com; 2) calling the Nixle registration number at 1-925-988-7688; or 3) completing a form and submitting it to Public Safety.

There are three levels of Nixle messages and which one a resident receives depends on the delivery option (phone call, text or email) they selected.

Alert messages: These are reserved for critically important information, where

loss of life and/or property is potentially imminent inside Rossmoor.

These messages are time critical and include fire, evacuation or shelter-inplace orders issued by civil authorities and requiring immediate action, and police actions inside or near Rossmoor that may impact the safety of the Rossmoor community. Alert messages are sent by text, call and email.

Advisory messages: These are intended to communicate need-to-know information. While less time critical, they still require a height-

ened sense of awareness. These messages can include water and power outages, road closures inside or near Rossmoor, information or orders by civil authorities that impact daily life activities, severe weather and incidents outside Rossmoor that might impact the safety of residents. Text and email are used to deliver these messages; sometimes phone calls are used, depending on the severity of the information.

Community messages: These are used to relay everyday information, including details about events, com-

munity services and general community information. They are less time critical and sent only by email.

As RWC cannot manage a subscriber’s delivery choice, residents who are already subscribed to Nixle must contact support@nixle.com if they wish to change a delivery option to phone call, text message or email.

However, if subscribers want to add a delivery message such as an email, they can use one of the registration options described above and register an email or phone number.

By Jacky Poulson Correspondent

Rossmoor has many ballroom dancing opportunities, but it can be challenging for people to figure out which clubs or dances are most appropriate for them. Some dance clubs hire bands, while others use a DJ to provide the music.

Some include a dinner; others not. Some call for dressy attire; others more casual. This article explains all this as well as when and where each club meets, and whom to contact with questions.

It also addresses dance lesson opportunities within Rossmoor. With just a few dance lessons, residents will be ready to explore some of the great dancing opportunities the community has to offer. All dance clubs welcome dancers at all levels.

Ballroom dance lessons Ballroom dance lessons are offered weekly year round for all Rossmoor residents, singles and couples. These lessons are sponsored by the Sunday Dancers Club and are for anyone interested in learning

more about ballroom dancing, or to add new steps and style to their repertoire. On Wednesday afternoons, from 2 to 3 p.m., Gail Enright teaches beginner-level American Smooth ballroom dances in the Diablo Room at Hillside. And from 3 to 4 p.m., she teaches at the intermediate level. The dances taught change each month. For more information, contact Enright at gailenright@comcast. net or 1-925-284-1003 or look for her regular articles in the Rossmoor News.

Fireside Dinner Dance Club

This club meets from 6 to 9:30 p.m. on the first Friday of every even month, such as February and April, in the Fireside Room at Gateway Complex. These dances are for couples only; a couple can be any two people who enjoy spending an evening together.

There is a social hour, followed by a three-course plated dinner and a live band. Attire is “dressy with coats and ties for men and cocktail dresses or stylish pants ensembles for women.” The contact person is President Peter Poulsen at

1-925-216-4145. Penguin Dinner Dance Club

This club meets from 6 to 9:30 p.m. on the second Saturday of every odd month, such as January and March, in the Fireside Room at Gateway Complex. These dances are for couples only; a couple can be any two people who enjoy spending an evening together. There is a social hour, followed by a three-course plated dinner and a live band. Attire is “dark suit or tuxedo for men, gowns, cocktail dresses or dressy pant ensembles for women.” Visit its website at https://tinyurl. com/RossPenguin or contact Membership Chair Dorothy Williams at dorothyrbdc@gmail.com for more information.

Rossmoor Ballroom

Dance Club This club meets from 7 to 10 p.m. on the third Saturday of every month at the Event Center. These dances are for couples only; a couple can be any two people who enjoy spending an evening together. There is a live band. No meal is provided. Attire is “elegant-smart.

Although coats and ties and cocktail dresses are always encouraged and admired, they are not required. Smart and elegant includes collared shirts and trousers for the guys and dresses and pants ensembles for the ladies.” Visit its website at https://tinyurl.com/RMBRDancers or contact President Roxanne Stallings at 1-510-599-3613 for more information.

Social Dance Club The club holds weekly dances every Tuesday afternoon from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Diablo Room at Hillside Complex. Recorded music is played by a rotation of volunteer DJs. No meal is provided. Singles and couples are welcome; attire is smart casual. For more information, contact President Dave Kosters at 1-925-788-6991. Sunday Dancers This club dances at the Event Center from 7 to 10 p.m. on the fourth Sunday from January through November, as well as the third Wednesday of December. Music is provided by DJ Colin Dickie. Light snacks and

bottled water are provided. Singles and couples are welcome. Attire is dressy casual. No jeans, T-shirts, workout clothes or other casual attire. Send an email to SundayDancersMembership @gmail.com for more information.

TGIF This club meets the third Friday of every month (except September and January) at the Event Center from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Singles and couples are welcome. There is a social hour followed by a threecourse plated dinner, with a live band for all dance styles. There is a different theme each month, with commensurate attire. Contact Elaine Thompson at 1-925-389-8668 or thompsonlaine@sbcglobal. net for more information. Note that this club isn’t exclusively ballroom; the bands play a variety of music to accommodate many dance styles.

Ballroom dancing is a wonderful social activity, a great opportunity to meet others who enjoy dancing, and a great way to stay physically and mentally active.

Ballroom dancing opportunities abound in Rossmoor

Don’t plant in common areas

All areas outside a manor, atrium or patio are considered “common area.” Placing personal items, gardening, or altering the common areas is not permitted.

Residents should keep any of their own personal plantings in ceramic pots with pans at the bottom.